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1st

Sea Suite (IRE)

No. 8, stall 5

4yo, 9-6, OR 72

J: Cieren Fallon · T: James Owen

4 9-6 72

Cieren Fallon

James Owen

1:28.18 £4,397

Settled behind the pace - asked for effort 2f out - responded and driven approaching the last furlong - hit the front close home - stayed on strongly to score

2nd

Ash Wednesday (GB) ^t

No. 7, stall 12

5yo, 9-6, OR 72

J: Jack Mitchell · T: Heather Main

5 9-6 72

Jack Mitchell

Heather Main

1½ £2,063

Up with the front group - driven 2f out and kept on - moved into second place near the line - could not get to the winner

3rd

Grabajabba (GB) ^v

No. 1, stall 3

5yo, 9-9, OR 75

J: Alistair Rawlinson · T: Michael Appleby

5 9-9 75

Alistair Rawlinson

Michael Appleby

0.3 £1,031

Went straight to front - pushed along with over a furlong to travel - stayed on gamely - overtaken close home to finish third

4th

Habrdi (IRE) ^p

No. 12, stall 11

5yo, 8-12, OR 64

J: James Sullivan · T: Ruth Carr

5 8-12 64

James Sullivan

Ruth Carr

0.2 £516

Slow to begin - held up towards back - shifted left and improved position over a furlong out under pressure - moved into fourth close home - held to that spot at the line

5th

King Of York (IRE) ^b

No. 11, stall 1

7yo, 9-3, OR 69

J: Kieran O'Neill · T: Scott Dixon

7 9-3 69

Kieran O'Neill

Scott Dixon

2 £257

Held up in midfield - pressed for effort with over 2f left - kept going late without threatening leaders - finished 5th

6th

Blazing Son (GB)

No. 2, stall 8

8yo, 9-3, OR 74

J: Tom Kiely-Marshall (5) · T: Bryan Smart

8 9-3 74

Tom Kiely-Marshall (5)

Bryan Smart

0.05

Sprang forward at the break - settled midfield - asked for effort with over 2f left - moved up into fourth a furlong out - weakened close home to finish sixth

7th

Chesneys Charm (GB) ^b

No. 4, stall 7

4yo, 9-7, OR 73

J: Oliver Stammers · T: Grant Tuer

4 9-7 73

Oliver Stammers

Grant Tuer

2

Settled in the pack - asked for effort approaching final 2f then edged right entering the last furlong - unable to find more finished 7th

8th

Thurso (GB) ^p

No. 5, stall 10

4yo, 9-2, OR 73

J: Ashley Lewis (5) · T: Richard Hughes

4 9-2 73

Ashley Lewis (5)

Richard Hughes

1

Held up towards the back - pushed along with 2f remaining - unable to land a blow - eventually finished eighth

9th

Stoneywell (GB) ^h

No. 9, stall 9

4yo, 9-5, OR 71

J: Dougie Costello · T: Steph Hollinshead

4 9-5 71

Dougie Costello

Steph Hollinshead

½

Held up towards the back - asked for effort with 2f left - found nothing under pressure - finished well held in 9th

10th

Al Muqdad (GB)

No. 6, stall 2

6yo, 9-6, OR 72

J: Jason Watson · T: David O'Meara

6 9-6 72

Jason Watson

David O'Meara

½

Held up at the back - failed to feature - finished well held

11th

Great (GB)

No. 3, stall 6

4yo, 9-8, OR 74

J: Tom Marquand · T: Sam England

4 9-8 74

Tom Marquand

Sam England

6½

Sat close to pace in second early - urged to keep tempo before losing touch with 2f left - well held at the finish

12th

Too Sweet (GB)

No. 10, stall 4

4yo, 9-4, OR 70

J: Shane Gray · T: Maurice Andrew Ahern

4 9-4 70

Shane Gray

Maurice Andrew Ahern

5

Settled midfield - urged to improve 2f out - dropped away quickly thereafter - well held in 12th